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Location: Warrenton, Virginia | What is the OFC Board's favorite guitarist and solo instramental recording?
I like
Vincent (C Atkins)
From Nashville with Love (C Atkins) |
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Location: Yucaipa, California | Mine would be Ron Block of Alison Krauss and Union Station ....anything he plays... guitar or banjo! :cool: |
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Location: NJ | There are probably MANY, but the two that immediately come to mind are David Gilmour's "Let's Get Metaphysical" and George Harrison's "Marwa Blues".
. . . and pretty much anything David Lindley plays on. |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | fav guitarist of the moment on my cd player is Willie Nelson. He's so tasty, knows what not to play.
fav solo recording of the moment is Kaki King.
Of all time.
Guitarist:BB King
Instrumental recording:John Hartford, Presbyterian Guitar from Steampowered air plane. |
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Location: hatzic lake, bc, canada. | anyone for Wes Montgomery,Thankfully he don't play no banjo. |
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Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | Slap, if the category is restricted to guitar solo recording (i.e., guitar only), my favourites tend to reside in the acoustic realm. One piece I've always loved is "Aerial Boundaries" by the late Michael Hedges. I also like the songs on the album "Slow Circle," by Alex de Grassi. |
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Location: SoCal | Jerry Reed's The Claw, 1967 |
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Location: NJ | Willy Porter's "Road Bone" |
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Location: Warrenton, Virginia | love Hubbard's the "claw"
knoppler and Atkins "imagine" |
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Location: Warrenton, Virginia | How about Christopher Parkening? Do you guys like him? As well as John Williams....writes and plays movie scores....the theme for the "Deer Hunter" comes to mind |
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Location: NJ | Different John Williams.
One's a classical guitarist.
Another's a composer/conductor (did a stint with the Boston Pops). |
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Location: Warrenton, Virginia | agree....but John Williams the Classical Guitarist wrote and scored he Deer Hunter....and played the theme. I can't remeber the name of it |
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Location: NJ | T'be honest, . . . I don't think I've ever seen the movie . . . . . . .is it still in the theaters? :D |
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Location: Warrenton, Virginia | cliff you're right
I found it.
"John Williams (guitarist)
John Christopher Williams (born 1941) is one of the world's greatest classical guitarists. He was born in Melbourne, Australia and was taught initially by his father. At the age of twelve he went to Italy to study under Andrés Segovia. Later, he attended the Royal College of Music in London.
Williams is best known as a classical guitarist, but has explored many different musical traditions. He has collaborated with Julian Bream and Paco Pena and was a member of the fusion group Sky. He is also a composer and arranger (but shouldn't be confused with the American composer, John Williams).
He enjoyed a worldwide hit single with his recording of Cavatina, the theme tune to the Oscar-winning film, The Deer Hunter." |
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Location: Warrenton, Virginia | no...but they have been showing it at times on AMC.
William's guitar just sets the tone and IMHO gells the movie |
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Location: Yucaipa, California | Tony Rice is also a pretty fair picker.... :rolleyes: |
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| Also, pretty tough to beat Mason William's
'classical gas'...
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Location: Fayetteville, NC | Anything by Chet Atkins, Instrumentals by Glen Campbell, and Sergio Lara..
There are others...but those are the Ones right now that seem to come to mind. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Tony Furtado and any of his slide tunes. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Ed Gerhard's "Water is Wide" is a pretty good tune too. |
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Location: NJ | John Fahey
I break the christmas album out every year and keep convincing myself I need to learn some of those tunes. |
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Location: Toronto, Canada | Tracey's Big Moment- Adrian Legg
Steamed Juicy Little Bun- Kaki King
Tender Surrender- Steve Vai
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Location: Kentucky | Some of my favorites:
Leo Kottke - "Live 70's Lp" Some serious fingerpicking.
Mark O'Connor - "Markology Lp" Must have for a flatpicker.
Roy Buchanan - "When a Guitar plays the blues Lp" One of the best. |
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Location: Warrenton, Virginia | this is great!!..pulling out all the influences...all these folks you've mentioned....cataloges (sp) our tastes...
I like it. Thanks for sharing. |
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Location: Indiana | I also have always liked "Classical Gas". Also like "The Clap" and "Mood for a Day" from Steve Howe of Yes.
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Location: Kent, England | Oh wow...this is a tough one! :eek:
As an electric guitarist, almost anything by...Clapton, SRV and Satriani (to name a few)and as an accoustic player Ralph McTell - his rag/blues finger picking, Steve Howe - The Clap (never been able to work out the picking, even from TAB...just ain't good enough), Trad folk guitarist Martin Cathy...to name a few more.
Yet so many names mentioned here so far I haven't recognised...more to investigate in the future and therefore widen my musical and guitar style knowledge...great keep it coming! :D
Cheers
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Location: Warren,Pa. | How about "Friday night(or is it Saturday)in Sanfransisco".That was one of my first "jazz" albums. One of the HOTTEST sessions I've ever heard! People are very surprised when I point out that most of that sound is coming from Ovations. |
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Location: NYC | Angelina by Tommy Emmanuel is right up on my list. I'd add Endless Road by Tommy as well, but then, any of his tunes is truly fabulous. If you get the opportunity, take a listen to his version of Classical Gas. It's like nothing you've ever heard! :D |
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Location: Georgia USA | I may have to go with Brian May's "Brighton Rock" solo.
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Location: Warrenton, Virginia | Al
Is there a way I can save this entire thread? I would like to check out some of the artists mentioned here...
thanx |
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Location: Converse, Texas | Does APACHE by The Ventures count? Heck, I like a lot of the Ventures' work. |
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Location: Carle Place, NY | "Jack Fig" by Leo Kottke |
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Location: Warrenton, Virginia | HIZ
yes ventures count....& Apache....
I remember that tune |
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Location: Carle Place, NY | Mike:
It's interesting to see Mark O'Connor on your list. He's an unbelievably fine guitarist, but he's best on the violin/fiddle. He's won the Grand National Fiddle Championship many times. |
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Location: NJ | I saw Mark a couple of years ago at NJPAC with two other violinists and he was phenomenal!!!!
Here he is with someone who looks vaguely familiar, but I just can't "place" him . .
. . . must be the beard . .
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Location: Fayetteville, NC | mmmm....Looks very Familiar.. and They're Playing Ovations. Must be a hint... :D
Cliff, Think from now on we can call him the Beardless Wonder??? :rolleyes: |
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Location: NJ | YOU can, if you want but (and I've met you both) he's bigger than you are . . . . |
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Location: Fayetteville, NC | Uhhh... I believe I've changed my Mind. I'll just call him Mr. Kaman.
Better to be safe ..than 6 feet under.. :eek: |
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Location: Portsmouth England | Many of the above (esp. Kottke, Fahey, Mason Williams), also Davey Graham, Bert Jansch, Stefan Grossman, Dave Laibman, Eric Schoenberg |
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Location: Warrenton, Virginia | Andy
Schoenberg makes a hell of a guitar too! |
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Location: Canton (Detroit), MI | My favorite instrumental is "In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed" by the Allman Brothers. R.I.P. Duane.
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Location: Houston, Texas | Originally posted by Old Applause Owner:
My favorite instrumental is "In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed" by the Allman Brothers. R.I.P. Duane.
Roger
:D I'm glad to see this is somebody else's favorite also.
I also was glad to see someone mention Warren Haynes. He's now a permanent part of the Allman Brothers Band along with Butch Trucks nephew, Derek, who together with Warren have really brought the ABB back to life.
Derek Trucks is an incredible slide player, and while he has his own style, he really breathes life back into Duane's licks on many of the old songs.
If you want to hear what the band has been up to the last couple of years, find the DVD of the 2003 Beacon Theatre performances in New York. Well worth it. Their last new album, "Hittin' the Note" is pretty good but it sounds like they were rushed to record it, but by the time they did the Beacon Theatre concerts in 2003, they had the songs smoothed out and down pat. Very enjoyable. |
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Location: Cherry Hill, NJ | Electric Guitar: "Hideaway" Freddie King
Acoustic: "Embryonic Journey" Jorma Kaukoken
Jazz: Anything by Wes Montgomery. |
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Location: Converse, Texas | OUTER LIMITS by the Ventures... |
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Location: Nova Scotia, Canada | I like lots of instrumental stuff by Kaki, Glen, The Ventures, Louie Shelton, SRV, and Mark O'Connor. Also, some of the Chet Atkins/Jerry Reed is amazing.
I don't think anyone has mentioned Danny Gatton...an absolute guitar wizard that could play in virtually any style and switch from one genre to another with ease.
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Location: Las Cruces, NM | Some great players mentioned here. Because I've always liked bluegrass and country, one of the best CDs I've listened to is called Mac Doc & Del, Mac Wiseman, Doc Watson, and Del McCoury and various other mandolinists, banjo players etc., not a reissue but recorded in 1997, some GREAT picking and great songs, all acoustic, of course.
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Location: Upper Left USA | "Oh, Well"
Early Fleetwood Mac.
It's more of a "don't shut off the car and stay in your driveway to hear it" song for me. |
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Location: Houston, TX | Oh well is a great tune, but I think it has words. If we are talking just instrumental, I may have a few. I like this topic, partly to reflect on what I like, moreso to get some new leads to check out.
Neil Schon - Electric World album
Steve Morse - The Introduction, and Major Impacts (copies the style of different guitarists on each subsequent tune, without plagiarizing outright).
Michael Hedges - used to have all his stuff on cassette in the early-mid 90's, but never paid attention to the song titles - too busy listening.
Eric Johnson - Ah Via Musicom
Bela Fleck - ok, it's banjo - but it's banjo jazz. |
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Location: NJ | Bela Fleck - ok, it's banjo - but it's banjo jazz.[/QB]
that is why we should hate it. |
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Location: south east Michigan | I prefer banjo-rock over banjo-jazz.
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But I shouldn't talk. I was the one that raved about the guy playing Roy Orbison on a cross-cut saw!
I like to think I can appreciate anything that is done well.
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Location: Houston, TX | Thanks for showing me the light Al, I am sure I have made a mistake in what I enjoy.
Let's hear from you. |
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Location: NJ | Sorry Scott
I am no fan of Bela, in fact he is second on my list right after jimmy buffet.
I really tried to like Bela, in fact I have seen him perform probably 4 or 5 times. Most likely he will be in nashville in a few weeks and I will see him again.
I just don't get it. Yes he plays classical and jazz on a banjo. Yes he it takes a ton of skill to do that. Unfortunately when it is over you played Bach, for example, on a banjo.
sorry it just does nothing for me, plus the fact that victor wooten rarely plays bass below the 12th free and their percussionist is annoying at the least...
Did I ever tell you how i felt about the Dave mathews band??????? |
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Location: Houston, TX | I know what you mean. I actually haven't listened to the Sony classical stuff and his last couple of albums. I like the early 90's stuff the best, when Howard Levy was playing keys and harp, before Jeff Coppin joined. I saw him twice here in Houston and was floored by the musicianship. You are right - there's a fine line (for any virtuoso type musician) where you wonder if the playing is about the expressive nature of a song, or is it just showing off a musical version of calculus.
Now that I think about, I probably like Sam Bush better these days - crazy mando. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Liz Reed has got to be right up there. Hot Lanta was pretty good too. |
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Location: Warrenton, Virginia | BlueBird/Wayne
D Gatton was outstanding. Got to play (mostly listen) with him once/twice in southern maryland....unbelieveable....
Couple years ago, they auctioned off a few of his guitars along with many other personal items as well as the farm/estate |
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Location: Nova Scotia, Canada | "Got to play (mostly listen) with him..."
Now, that must have been a rush!
He's one of those (few) players that make your jaw hit the floor when you first hear them.
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Location: Warrenton, Virginia | Wayne
yup...I pretty much kept my mouth shut...studied and listened.....I couldn't stay with him.
He was a good person....and IMHO could easily play with anyone that all of us have listed |
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Location: Lake Hiawatha, New Jersey | For some reason the first that comes to my mind when I think instrumental is Edgar Winter's "Frankenstein".
Gary Moore and Stevie Ray have some beautiful instrumentals..."Lenny" and "Riviera Paradise" are some of my faves by Stevie.
Blues Saraceno is one of my fav guilty pleasures leftover from my "shredder" days...though he's more of a blues rock player than a shredder. Most of his early albums are all instrumental. |
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Location: Georgia USA | Is anyone here familiar with Eugene Chadbourne? Really strange stuff, but he had a song called "Rakeman" where he played an electric rake. Yep, it pretty much sounded like a rake on the driveway with a mic on it. It's from his album "Vermin of the Blues."
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Location: Warrenton, Virginia | JI
never heard of the Rake playing guy......sounds interesting. What kinda strings did he use......?? |
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Location: Tennessee | "Highwire" - Roy Buchanan |
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Location: Houston, Texas | Another great one is Santana's "Samba Pa Ti". |
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Location: Yucaipa, California | ...don't forget "In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed" and "Jessica" by the Allman Brothers :cool: |
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Location: Georgia USA | Slap, he didn't have strings... IT WAS A METAL RAKE WITH A PICKUP. |
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| This is definitely an abridged list in no certain order. Some, of course, include lyrics, but the guitar solos merit pure instrumental status:
1) SRV - "Texas Flood"
2) George Benson - "Breezin'"
3) Eric Clapton - "Layla"
4) Steely Dan - "Reelin' In the Years"
5) Eric Johnson - "Ah Via Musicom"
6) Allman Brothers - "Jessica"
7) B. B. King - "Sweet Sixteen" (Live At Apollo)
8) Martin Taylor - "Mornin'" (from Sarabanda CD)
9) Carlos Santana - "Black Magic Woman"
10) Danny Gatton - "Harlem Nocturne"
Roy Buchanan, Buddy Guy, Joe Pass, Tal Farlow, Wes Montgomery, Brian Setzer, Brett Mason, Jay Lacy, Lee Ritenour, Grand Funk Railroad, Dire Straits, Robben Ford, Duke Robillard, and, of course, just about anything by Chet Atkins.
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Location: Houston, TX | Steely Dan - Reelin in the years - was that Skunk Baxter or Larry Carlton? I'm thinking Skunk Baxter. I think Larry Carlton did Josie and Kid Charlemagne.
You guys know that Baxter has been a consultant for the Dept of Defense for about 10-15 years on ballistic missiles and missile defense, right? |
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Location: Central Oregon | Thanks Bob, I used to play Harlem Nocturn (after a fashion) with our band when I was a kid. Somehow I'd completely forgotten about it. That was the first time that song has run through what's left of my brain cells in probably 20 years. Kinda went through there with a jolt at first :) I'll have to see if I remember how to play it tomorrow.
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Location: NC | Well as far as favorite guitarist there are many but two stand out for me.............Billy Squier and oh yeah Santana. Favorite piece.....which is totally guitar alone, let me get back to you. |
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Location: Tennessee | Scott ... Elliot Randall played the lead piece on Reelin' in the Years. Baxter played most of the leads on the rest of the album. Baxter is a very smart, very interesting guy who has been consulting to the government on missile defense technologies. He sits on some think tanks, but continues to stay involved in music, doing some studio work but mostly producing new, unknown bands. |
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Location: Warrenton, Virginia | Vince Gill.....can play well |
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